Participating Faculty:
Gerard L. Apodaca, Ph.D. -- 412-383-8893 -- gla6@pitt.edu
Meir Aridor, Ph.D. -- 412-624-1970 -- aridor@pitt.edu
Carolyn B. Coyne, Ph.D. -- 412-383-5149 -- coynec2@pitt.edu
Daniel C. Devor, Ph.D. -- 412-383-8755 -- dd2@pitt.edu
Peter F. Drain, Ph.D. -- 412-648-9412 -- drain@pitt.edu
Raymond A. Frizzell, Ph.D. -- 412-648-9498 -- frizzell@pitt.edu
Kenneth Hallows, M.D., Ph.D. -- 412-648-9580 -- hallows@pitt.edu
Yang Hong, Ph.D. -- 412-648-2845 -- yhong@pitt.edu
Joseph M. Pilewski, M.D. -- 412-692-2164 -- pilewskijm@upmc.edu
Patrick H. Thibodeau, Ph.D. -- 412-383-8858 -- thibodea@pitt.edu
William H. Walker, Ph.D. -- 412-641-7672 -- walkerw@pitt.edu
Ora A. Weisz, Ph.D. -- 412-383-8891 -- weisz@msx.dept-med.pitt.edu
Allan Z. Zhao, Ph.D. -- 412-648-8148 -- azhao@pitt.edu

Focus of the class:
This course will extend the basic knowledge of cell and molecular biology obtained in Foundations of Biomedical Sciences. The lectures will focus on intensively active areas of cell biology research. Basic principles will be reinforced by considering disease states in which basic cell biological processes are defective. Areas of study include: cell growth and cancer, cell polarity, protein targeting, diseases of ion channels, and cell biology of diabetes. The course contains a mixture of lectures, in-class discussions, and paper reading and is appropriate for students interested in biochemistry, molecular biology, cell biology, pharmacology, and genetics.

Meeting time and place:
Class will meet each Tuesday and Thursday from 10:30am to Noon. in the Cell Biology and Physiology Library located in S373 in the South Bioscience Tower (this room is located within the Cell Biology and Physiology administrative offices). Your attendance is required at every session.

Structure of the course and how you will be evaluated:
The course is a mixture of lectures, class discussions of assigned papers, and formal tests. The formal tests will be take-home exams and will occur at the midpoint and at the end of the course.

For more details contact Gerard L. Apodaca, Ph.D.